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Patterson Lakes Man Charged With Murder After Body Found Near Little River

Investigators say the case moved from a suspicious missing-person report to a homicide probe in two days.

Overview

  • Homicide detectives charged a 67-year-old on Saturday after the Missing Persons Squad found a woman’s body near Little River Road and the Princes Freeway.
  • The man, arrested at Melbourne Airport on Friday while trying to board an international flight, remains in custody.
  • Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the body, which they believe is the 53-year-old Dandenong woman reported missing on Thursday.
  • A crime scene is in place at the Little River site as the Major Crime Scene Unit conducts forensic processing.
  • The accused has been remanded and is expected to appear before Melbourne’s bail and remand court on Sunday.